What a season! In the first three Supercross races of the 2022 AMA Supercross Championship, there have been three different winners and a host of different riders standing on the 450 podium. It makes you wonder who will be next on the top step when the series moves to Anaheim 2 on January 29, 2022. The most common thread of the first three rounds, apart from different winners, is that the configuration of the first couple corners has put made the holeshot of paramount importance. Being in the top five from the start is a giant factor in who eventually wins as they break away in the first couple corners. However, as always luck plays an equally importance role. For example, last week’s winner Jason Anderson was motoring up through the front runners, when his Kawasaki started steaming. This has been a problem that plagued Kawasaki over the last few years—and it bit Jason Anderson in San Diego. Red plate holder Justin Barcia got pushed off the track by Justin Bogle and current Champion Cooper Webb see-sawed back and forth between being fast and slow all night. It was interesting—except for the fact that Chase Sexton got away early and was untouched to the checkers for his first-ever 450 Supercross win. At night’s end nothing was resolved as the top four are only separated by 3 points and the top eight by 7 points.
UPDATE! BARCIA PENALIZED, BOGLE DISQUALIFIED
Justin Barcia was penalized one spot for “rough riding” and Justin Bogle was disqualified and moved back to 22nd place (with no points) for ramming Barcia in retaliation for earlier contact.
SAN DIEGO 450 RESULTS
1. Chase Sexton…Hon
2. Eli Tomac…Yam
3. Dylan Ferrandis…Yam
4. Cooper Webb…KTM
5. Malcolm Stewart…Hus
6. Aaron Plessinger…KTM
7. Ken Roczen…Hon
8. Jason Anderson…Kaw
9. Justin Barcia…GasGas (moved back to ninth from eighth)
10. Marvin Musquin…KTM
Other notables: 11. Justin Brayton (Hon); 12. Max Anstie (KTM); 13. Shane McElrath (KTM); 15. Dean Wilson (Hus); 18. Josh Hill (KTM); 20. Alex Martin (Yam); 20. Josh Hill (KTM); 22. Fredrik Noren (KTM); DQ’ed Justin Bogle (Suz).
2022 AMA 450 POINTS STANDINGS
(After 3 of 17 rounds)
1. Eli Tomac…59
2. Chase Sexton…58
3. Cooper Webb…58
4. Justin Barcia…56
5. Aaron Plessinger…54
6. Jason Anderson…53
7. Ken Roczen…52
8. Malcolm Stewart…52
9. Marvin Musquin…47
10. Dylan Ferrandis…45